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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2019 13:32:21 GMT
If so, my thoughts are with you all. I hope you stay safe and that the fire and chemical fumes are gone soon.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2019 13:33:17 GMT
Here is another view
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Post by tracyarts on Mar 19, 2019 13:36:59 GMT
Yep, I live about 3 miles from it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2019 13:38:51 GMT
Yep, I live about 3 miles from it. TFS. My thoughts of safety to you and your neighbors. |
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Post by dewryce on Mar 19, 2019 13:39:44 GMT
I think the air quality is affecting most of our Houston area peas  |
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Post by dewryce on Mar 19, 2019 13:40:52 GMT
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Mar 19, 2019 13:44:56 GMT
There are a few peas near the fire. I'm 25 miles away in Houston and woke up to the cloud of smoke directly overhead. No wonder my eyes were itching when I woke up. Makes me wonder how much worse it is for those in the immediate vicinity.
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Post by trollie on Mar 19, 2019 13:57:26 GMT
So scary. Stay safe!
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Post by Merge on Mar 19, 2019 14:13:59 GMT
It's coinciding with extreme levels of oak pollen, so most of us are suffering one way or another.
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Post by tracyarts on Mar 19, 2019 14:19:16 GMT
The wind seems to be blowing the smoke plume away from Deer Park itself, so it's not awful here. I'm still not feeling good though. Mostly allergy type symptoms. Itchy eyes and a scratchy throat. I had a doctor appointment in the medical center at 7 this morning and it's eerie how the smoke plume stretches as far as the eye can see. I could see the flames on the way home this morning, that was pretty unsettling. The fire is definitely not under control. I worry if it will keep spreading. There are a few peas near the fire. I'm 25 miles away in Houston and woke up to the cloud of smoke directly overhead. No wonder my eyes were itching when I woke up. Makes me wonder how much worse it is for those in the immediate vicinity. |
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Post by utmr on Mar 19, 2019 15:37:40 GMT
This is a picture (hopefully) from yesterday afternoon about 4:30. This is looking northeast from my work, about 13 miles away (near I45 and BW8). Looks like a big cloud-o-cancer. I'm so suspicious of the air quality reports. Today I can smell it in the office. Between smoke and pollen my throat hurts and I have a headache.  |
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Post by yivit on Mar 19, 2019 19:57:51 GMT
This is a picture (hopefully) from yesterday afternoon about 4:30. This is looking northeast from my work, about 13 miles away (near I45 and BW8). Looks like a big cloud-o-cancer. I'm so suspicious of the air quality reports. Today I can smell it in the office. Between smoke and pollen my throat hurts and I have a headache. <blink> You work REALLY close to my house! I'm at 3 and fuqua. |
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Post by yivit on Mar 19, 2019 20:01:27 GMT
Photo just taken from my work at nasa  |
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Post by Merge on Mar 19, 2019 20:08:54 GMT
I've been inside all day and we're not running the AC, so it's stuffy but I didn't have the scratchy throat/fading voice today. All bets are off when I go outside...
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Post by laurasw on Mar 19, 2019 20:19:12 GMT
This is a picture (hopefully) from yesterday afternoon about 4:30. This is looking northeast from my work, about 13 miles away (near I45 and BW8). Looks like a big cloud-o-cancer. I'm so suspicious of the air quality reports. Today I can smell it in the office. Between smoke and pollen my throat hurts and I have a headache. I know exactly where that park is. I drive past it when I leave my husband's work. Wonder if you're in the same building??! |
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Post by Jennifer C on Mar 19, 2019 20:19:50 GMT
Wow, what is happening in Houston? First Deer Park now Baytown.
I live in Nederland, between Beaumont and Port Arthur, 2 huge refinery towns. Everyone is double checking everything down here.
Jennifer
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Mar 19, 2019 22:17:41 GMT
Wow, what is happening in Houston? First Deer Park now Baytown. I live in Nederland, between Beaumont and Port Arthur, 2 huge refinery towns. Everyone is double checking everything down here. Jennifer What's going on in Baytown? I've been out of touch all day and am not seeing anything on any of the news websites. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 19, 2019 22:56:50 GMT
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Post by tracyarts on Mar 19, 2019 22:59:28 GMT
There was a fire at an Exxon facility in Baytown on Saturday. Has something else happened there since? There was also an "incident" at a facility in LaPorte yesterday. They call them "incidents". There is an "incident" nearly every day in the area. Or a flare, or a restart cycle. Wow, what is happening in Houston? First Deer Park now Baytown. I live in Nederland, between Beaumont and Port Arthur, 2 huge refinery towns. Everyone is double checking everything down here. Jennifer What's going on in Baytown? I've been out of touch all day and am not seeing anything on any of the news websites. |
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Post by tracyarts on Mar 19, 2019 23:04:58 GMT
If you want to know what is happening at the facilities in the area, go to the app store (Google or apple) and search for the CAER app. Or go online, search caer online for the website.
Caer lists all the ongoing incidents, flares, restarts, fires, spills, drills, siren tests, etc...
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Post by yivit on Mar 20, 2019 2:39:03 GMT
DPISD and LPISD have canceled school for Wednesday because of the predicted wind shift. Any word on a shelter in place for tomorrow? tracyarts hope y'all are still okay. |
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Mar 20, 2019 3:26:28 GMT
Wow, what is happening in Houston? First Deer Park now Baytown. I live in Nederland, between Beaumont and Port Arthur, 2 huge refinery towns. Everyone is double checking everything down here. Jennifer I'm originally from the Bmt area  small world. |
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Post by freecharlie on Mar 20, 2019 3:48:59 GMT
DPISD and LPISD have canceled school for Wednesday because of the predicted wind shift. Any word on a shelter in place for tomorrow? tracyarts hope y'all are still okay. omgosh I didn't know this was going on/this bad |
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Post by yivit on Mar 20, 2019 11:49:10 GMT
The fire is supposedly out. Hopefully it will stay out.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2019 12:43:14 GMT
That is great news. But I hope a lot of time is spent investigating how the hell that happened and regulating to minimize the chances of that happening again.
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Post by smartypants71 on Mar 20, 2019 12:47:23 GMT
DPISD and LPISD have canceled school for Wednesday because of the predicted wind shift. Any word on a shelter in place for tomorrow? tracyarts hope y'all are still okay. I got a robocall at 5 effing 45 this morning telling us that school IS in session today. I didn't realize that HISD was ever questioning canceling. |
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Post by yivit on Mar 20, 2019 12:49:17 GMT
That is great news. But I hope a lot of time is spent investigating how the hell that happened and regulating to minimize the chances of that happening again. I've heard leak in line/fitting and I've heard tank overheated and the system that's supposed to counter it failed. Whether they can find out for sure or not remains to be seen. If there were eyes on the spot at the time of the initial flames, that would help. Forensic examination of the tank and components may not help because of all the damage. |
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Post by yivit on Mar 20, 2019 12:54:46 GMT
DPISD and LPISD have canceled school for Wednesday because of the predicted wind shift. Any word on a shelter in place for tomorrow? tracyarts hope y'all are still okay. I got a robocall at 5 effing 45 this morning telling us that school IS in session today. I didn't realize that HISD was ever questioning canceling. Pasadena called off for today late last night. |
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Post by tracyarts on Mar 21, 2019 9:57:24 GMT
We're back under a shelter in place order. Benzene detected at ITC facility, more fire reported, whole town under shelter in place.
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Post by tracyarts on Mar 21, 2019 10:05:15 GMT
We're back under a shelter in place order. Benzene detected at ITC facility, more fire reported, whole town under shelter in place.
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small world. 
